Boistrudan Explained

Boistrudan
Native Name: (Gallo)
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:47.9703°N -1.3997°W
Insee:35028
Postal Code:35150
Arrondissement:Fougères-Vitré
Canton:Châteaugiron
Mayor:Anne Renault[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Roche-aux-Fées
Elevation Min M:32
Elevation Max M:85
Area Km2:12.80

Boistrudan (in French pronounced as /bwatʁydɑ̃/; Breton: Koetruzan; Gallo: Boéz-Trudan) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Boistrudan are called Boistrudanais in French.

Toponymy

Bosco Truant in 1197,[2] Boays-Trudant in the 16th century, then Bois-Trudain in 1685, Bois-trudaine around 1780.

Meaning : Truant's wood, Truant can be a surname or the common word for "beggar, tramp" in Old French.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. http://www.fr.opab-oplb.org/40-kerofis.htm?TOPONYME=Boistrudan&NOM=0&COMMUNE=&CATEGORIE=&idtf=40&opKER=com_lang++asc+%2Cl.LEC_HANV++asc&cpKER=df845c1fcfc7aa7fa5c2&mpKER=30&TPL_CODE=TPL_KEROFIS&FpKER=Rechercher#formKerofis Site of Kerofis (French/Breton)